If you're homeless, sleeping on public property can be a crime, the Supreme Court says. Advocates for the homeless warn that the U.S. decision is a threat to homelessness. The Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case that banning camping would only exacerbate the homelessness problem and force more people into jail, debt and a life cycle of living on the streets. On Saturday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Grants Pass, Oregon, a small town with a beyond high homeless population. The justices ruled in favor that the city could still ban sleeping in public, which would prohibit homeless people from living on public streets, according to pro-grants Pass advocates who spoke to the public through news media. People who violate the ban will face fines and possibly imprisonment for many years to come.